With increased demand for single-use PPE comes an increased amount of waste. Disposing of this waste responsibly is essential for ensuring the safety of others and the environment.

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Initial Medical are experts in healthcare waste management and offer a full range of products, services and support to help dental practices optimise their waste management.

Initial Medical can help you create a dedicated PPE disposal area in your waiting room with their specifically designed 60 L capacity bags and SilverSafe, pedal-operated clinical bins. They are colour-coded orange to meet all legal recommendations and best practice protocols for the safe, effective and ethical disposal of potentially infectious waste. These are in addition to your normal clinical waste containers in the surgeries.

Initial Medical also offer a secure wheelie bin for lockable and fully-compliant storage, which it will collect at suitable intervals and ensure its safe disposal.

Ensure the appropriate disposal of PPE waste throughout your practice to stop it from becoming a new problem.

For further information visit www.initial.co.uk/medical or tel: 0870 850 4045.